Visual Health Communication
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms.
Osteoporosis is a common skeletal condition, which is also known as ‘brittle bones’, due to the thinning of bones causing them to become porous, fragile and more brittle, making bones easier to fracture or break. It is often referred to as a ‘silent disease’ because you may not realise you have osteoporosis until you actually break a bone.
Around 20 percent of the body’s bone tissue is replaced each year with the bone density cycle. Old bone is removed by cells called osteoclasts and replaced with the formation of new bone tissue by cells called osteoblasts. The old bone is replaced and removed by the release of acids and enzymes by the osteoclasts then the new tissue is deposited by the osteoblasts, which also secrete protein for bone strength.
Estrogen deficiency has been recorded as a cause of bone loss. This loss can be noted for the first time when menstrual cycles become irregular during perimenopause. It can occur anytime from 1.5 years before the menopause to 1.5 years after menopause.
In Australia one in two women and one in three men aged 60 and over, will sustain an osteoporotic fracture. Any bone can be affected by osteoporosis, but the most common fractures occur in the hip, spine, wrist, ribs, pelvis and upper arm.
Chronic pain is pain that persists beyond the expected period of healing after an illness or injury.
It can be severe, but the word chronic refers to long lasting rather than severe. 20% of Australians live with chronic (persistent) pain, and about half that number find that pain gets in the way of doing normal everyday activities.
We have approximately 100 billion neurons in our brain alone, performing thousands of functions every day. A single healthy neuron is capable of carrying out 200 calculations per second with electrical impulses traveling at a speed of 120 meters per second, or over 430 kilometers per hour! The exact way our brain operates is still a mystery to us. There is constant research all the time with new findings, and we are still learning more about the finely tuned organ inside our head.
DrsToolBox is now available and included in the latest edition of Best Practice Software (www.bpsoftware.com.au). This is a World first and only available free initially through BPS.
DrsToolBox provides unrivalled images and animations created in 3D technology. Each image can be manipulated to a patients condition, printed and/or saved to file. There are 9 conditions available in the first release with regular updates released quarterly.
Take advantage of the BPS offer or contact PushPull Medical for more information.